Study: Rate of Physical Aging Varies Greatly Among People

An international team says there may be a reason why some people seem to stay young well into their dotage. Researchers from the U.S., Britain, Israel and New Zealand observed that at the physical age 38, the biological age of individuals was all over the map.  Some 38-year-old bodies were still in their 20s, while others were nearly 60. Dan Belsky, a professor of geriatrics at Duke University’s Center for Aging and a study author, said the findings — that people decline faster or...

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